With a
launch expected from Narrow Cape as early as Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard has
laid out the coordinates for a maritime safety zone around the launch complex
and in the splashdown areas to the south.
The safety
zone will go into effect on Friday, and last through Monday, between the hours
of 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. each day, or until cancelled.
The
hazardous impact areas are the points where the booster rockets are expected to
splashdown. The nearest is about 90 miles southeast of Kodiak Island, with two
others 100 miles southwest of Dehlinger Seamount and 75 miles west of Erben
Tablemount. Mariners are strongly urged to avoid the areas.
There are
criminal and civil penalties for violating the safety zones, with fines of up
to 32-thousand dollars.